Hame-latch.



No. 796,273@ U PATENTED AUG.1,1'905. J. M. WILLIAMS.

HAMBLATOH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 5.905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug'. 1,1905.

Application filed May 12, 1905. Serial No. 260,071.

T0 on whom it may concern.-

Be it known that'I, JAMES MAYER WIL- LIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Linwood, in the county of Jefferson and State of Arkansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hame-Latches, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to new and useful improvements in hame-fasteners; and it consists of two clamping-arms, one of which is perforated longitudinally, as hereinafter described,and which are connected together by an adjusting-lever which is pivoted at one end to one clamp and pivoted between its ends near the end of the other clamp and has arranged in it a locking device, the said devices being so constructed and combined as to operate as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of hames with my invention applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of my invention opened. Fig.

3 is also a perspective view of my invention; showing the clamping-arms extended to their farthest limit and locked in that position; and

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the locking device.-

My invention is described as follows:

The numerals 1 and 2 represent the two clamping-arms, the outer ends 3 and A of which are formed so as to resemble hooks. The clamping-arm 2 is made somewhat longer than arm 1 and is provided near its outer end with several perforations 5, the purpose of which will be hereinafter set forth.

6 is an adjusting-lever connecting the two clamping-arms 1 and 2 together. The clamping-arm'l is curved atits pivot end, as shown, and the adjusting-lever is also curved in such a manner as to conform to the curve of the said clamping-arm. This curved form is given to the device so that it may be more conveniently and easily operated. The said lever 6 is pivoted atone end to the end 6 of the clamping-arm 1 and is pivoted at any desired distance between its two ends near the end of clamping-arm 2. By providing the said clamping-arm with perforations, as shown, it will be obvious that the said adjusting-lever can be pivoted at any desired point on the said clamping-arm, and as the reach of the said clamping-arms 1 and 2 is thus made greater or less the hame-fastener can be applied to any-sized hames. The extreme outer end of the lever 6 is bent to turn upward and outward, forming, respectively, a U-shaped rest 7 and a flange 8, said flange being provided with a slot perforation 9.

Rigidly secured to the adjusting-lever 6 between its ends is a locking-arm 10, having extending inwardly at its outer'free end a transverse catch 11 and upwardly a tongue 12, said tongue passing through the slot perfora tion 9 and terminating in a handle 13. The said arm 10 and its attachments, in connection with the U-shaped rest and flange 8, constitutes the locking device.

The operation of my device is evident. The hook 4 of the clamping-arm 2"being hooked into one end of one hame, the clamping-arms are extended, as shown in Fig. 1. The hook 3 of clamping-arm 1' is then hooked into the end of the other hame. The adjusting-lever is then swung up toward theclamping-arm 1 until the said arm passes into the U-shaped rest. The outer end of the locking-arm 10 then springs inwardly, and the said catch 11 passes over and clamps the clamping-arm 1, and thus locks the hams-fastener.

When I wish to unlock the hame-fastener, I take hold of the horizontal handle 18 and spring the locking-arm 1O outwardly, which operation pulls back the catch 11 and unlocks the device.

- Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1,. The combination of the curved clampingarm 1, provided at its free end with a hook 3; adjusting-lever 6, pivoted at the curved end of said clamping-arm; perforated straight clamping-arm 2, pivoted to said adjustinglever 6, and having on its free end a hook 4.; a U-shaped rest 7, integral with the free end of said adjusting-lever; a flange 8, extending from the free end of said U-shaped rest, said flange provided with aslot perforation 9; locking-arm 10, having one end pivoted to saidadjusting-lever 6; a transverse catch 11, secured to the free end of said locking-arm l0, and adapted to lock said arm in said U-shaped rest, and a handle '13, extending upwardly from said catch, by means of which said catch may be operated, substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

2. A heme-latch, consisting of two clamping-arms, 1 and 2, respectively, perforated at one end, their other ends adapted to be hooked in the lower eyes of a pair of hames, said arms pivoted together by an adjusting-lever 6, the

free end of said adjusting-lever terminating Intestimony whereof Iaflix mysignaturein in a U-shaped rest 7, and a slotted flange 8, presence of two subscribing witnesses. and a locking-arm 10, terminaolng 1n a catch 11, and handle 13, by means of which handle JAMES MAYER TILLIAMS' said catch may be operated, substantially as Witnesses: shown and described and for the purposes set ED. JOHNSON,

forth. W. F. DRAKE. 

